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This five-day instructor-led course provides students who administer and maintain SQL Server databases with the knowledge and skills to administer a SQL server database infrastructure. Additional it will be of use to individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

Microsoft On DemandMicrosoft Official Courses On-Demand (MOC On-Demand) blend video, text, hands-on labs and knowledge checks to help you build your Microsoft technology skills?on your own schedule, at your own pace and in your own place. No need to spend time and money travelling to a classroom location or adhering to classroom hours?with a computer and an Internet connection, your Microsoft Official Courses On-Demand come to you, any time.

Microsoft On Demand covers the same objectives as the classroom course by the same name

After you activate your course, you have 3 months to complete it. You can work on your course at any time throughout the 3-month period after you activate the course.

Target AudienceThe primary audience for this course are: Individuals who administer and maintain SQL Server databases. These individuals perform database administration and maintenance as their primary area of responsibility, or work in environments where databases play a key role in their primary job.

The secondary audiences for this course are: Individuals who develop applications that deliver content from SQL Server databases.

Pre-Requisites In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge: Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.

Lab: Using Auditing and Encryption - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe options for auditing data access.

Implement SQL Server Audit.

Manage SQL Server Audit.

Describe how to use custom audit events.

Implement encryption

Module 5: SQL Server Recovery ModelsThis module describes the concept of the transaction log and SQL Server recovery models. It also introduces the different backup strategies available with SQL Server.

Lessons

Backup strategies

Understanding SQL Server transaction login

Planning a SQL Server backup strategy

Lab: Understanding SQL Server recovery models - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Lab: Restoring SQL Server User Databases - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Explain the database restore process.

Describe the concept of point in time recovery.

Describe the advanced concepts of restoring.

Module 8: Automating SQL Server ManagementThis module describes how to use SQL Server Agent for automation. It also explains the benefits of using master and target servers to centralize the administration of automation.

Lessons

Automating SQL Server management

Working with SQL Server agent

Managing SQL Server agent jobs

Multi-server management

Lab: Automating SQL Server Management - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Lab: Administering SQL Server using PowerShell - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure SQL Server using PowerShell

Manage day-to-day SQL Server Administration with PowerShell

Maintain the SQL Server environment using PowerShell.

Module 12: Tracing Access to SQL ServerThis module describes how to use SQL Profiler and SQL Trace stored procedures to capture information about SQL Server. The module also describes how to use Distributed Replay to capture trace information from multiple servers, and how to monitor locking.

Lessons

Capturing activity using SQL Server profiler

Improving performance with the database engine tuning advisor

Working with tracing options

Distributed replay

Monitoring locks

Lab: Tracing Access to SQL Server - After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure SQL Profiler traces and review captured traces.

Use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor.

Understand SQL Server advanced tracing concepts.

Use Distributed Replay.

Monitor Locking.

Module 13: Monitoring SQL Server This module explains how to use Distributed Management Views to monitor SQL Server. It also describes configuration of data collection and the SQL Server Utility.

Lessons

Monitoring activity

Capturing and managing performance data

Analyzing collected performance data

SQL Server utility

Lab: Monitoring SQL Server - After completing this module, you will be able to: